HD 7924 b

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Description: HD 7924 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 55 light years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia, orbiting the 7th magnitude K-type main sequence star HD 7924. It was published on January 28, 2009 and is the second planet discovered in the constellation Cassiopeia. Two additional planets in this system were discovered in 2015.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.214 RJ

Density: 2.53 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: 825.9 K

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 5.39792 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.06 AU

Eccentricity: 0.06

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HD 7924

Spectral Type: K0.5 V

Temperature: 5131.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.65 M

Stellar Radius: 0.78 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11341

Host ID: 2.54264

Discovery Date: 2009-05

Discovery Year: 2008

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory

Discovery Instrument: HIRES Spectrometer

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